GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

Random words

WordMeaning
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
sordidmarked by baseness or grossness : vile
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
irreverencelack of reverence
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)